Egypt contracts with Gilead to get remdesivir drug for COVID-19 patients – Egypttoday

Egypt contracts with Gilead to get remdesivir drug for COVID-19 patients – Egypttoday

Egypt contracts with Gilead to get remdesivir drug for COVID-19 patients. Gilead Sciences to get antiviral medicine Remdesivir for the new coronavirus COVID-19 patients, said Egyptian Ministry of Health Hala Zayed.. The ministry has previously announced that it started injecting plasma of patients who have recovered from the deadly COVID-19 into severely ill patients with the novel virus.. Egypt contacted the Japanese manufacturer of the antiviral drug Avigan to treat patients.. Japan plans to provide Avigan for free to 20 countries hoping to use it to treat COVID-19 patients and will provide the United Nations Office for Project Services with a $1 million grant to buy and distribute the drug, according to Japan's national daily The Mainichi.. COVID-19 in Egypt: Citizens' behavior behind increasing rate of infection, says Minister.